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ACS WEBINARS™ March 1, 2012

Secrets from the Other Side – What Recruiters Know that You Don’t



Dennis Guthrie

The Dow Chemical

Company

Patricia Simpson

The University of

Illinois at Urbana-

Champaign

The Dow Chemical Company

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Secrets from the other side…

What recruiters know that you don’t

Published: www.jobchoicesonline.com

and select the link for the Science magazine (2012 edition)


http://acswebinars.org/wood

http://www.jobchoicesonline.com/


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This Talk Is Not About:

• Selling Dow

• How to get a job with Dow


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This Talk Is About:

• Interviews

On-campus

On-site

• How to:

Better sell yourself

Improve an interview

• Discuss your questions

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Imagine

• A company in your area of training

• You are the owner or high level R&D person

• You are looking to hire people with your

expertise fresh out of school

• What qualifications would you look for?


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Imagine

• A company in your area of training

• You are the owner or high level R&D person

• You are looking to hire people with your

expertise fresh out of school

• What qualifications would you look for?

• Would you hire you?*

*B. Weinstein, “Would you Hire You?”

Graduating Engineer, Jan. 1986, pp.9-11.

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FINISHED FILES ARE THE RE-

SULT OF YEARS OF SCIENTIF-

IC STUDY COMBINED WITH THE

EXPERIENCE OF MANY YEARS

OF EXPERTS.


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FINISHED FILES ARE THE RE-

SULT OF YEARS OF SCIENTIF-

IC STUDY COMBINED WITH THE

EXPERIENCE OF MANY YEARS

OF EXPERTS.


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Real World

• Interviews are looking to answer some basic

questions*

What job does the person want?

Can the person do the job?

Will the person do the job?

Will the person be compatible with

the existing team?

*J. Wareham, “How to Judge a Job Applicant

(or be one),” CHEMTECH,July 1982, pp. 396-

402.


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Question #1

What Job Does the Person Want?

• Don’t be concerned about being TOO specific

For example, “I’m willing to do anything”

indicates a lack of thought and preparation

List your interests/desires and support them with

reasons why

- Give 2-4 examples

• Be prepared to explain anything you say

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Question #2

Can The Person Do The Job? • This translates to technical capabilities!

Background

Skills

Technical expertise

• Your degree

Basically the degree says you “can”

Discuss YOURSELF & how you “have”

• Remember you are selling yourself

• Discuss what YOU did/contributed/accomplished


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Question #3

Will the Person Do the Job?

• Past performance/leadership predicts future

performance/leadership

• Discuss what you have done Objective & goals of your work

How you did the work

The results of your work

• Discuss what you did beyond the norm

New project direction

Inter-department involvement

Inter-university collaborations

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Question #4

Will The Person Be Compatible With

The Existing Team? • If other factors are equal, data in this area can

tip the scale

• Example:

Nobel prize material…but

- a hermit

- arrogant

- a trouble maker

- a rebel

- a problem person

- etc.


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Question #4

Will The Person Be Compatible With

The Existing Team?

• If other factors are equal, data in this area can

tip the scale

• A solid individual…but

a born leader

a strong team player

a peacemaker

a strong organizer

a solution person

a motivator

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For a Ph.D.

The Single Most Important Element of

Your On-site Interview is Your...

SEMINAR!!!


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Keys To An Effective Seminar

• Practice

Be organized

Be confident

Be clear

• Practice

State: - Start with research objectives/goals

- Discuss how YOU reached these objectives/goals

- Demonstrate YOUR results very clearly

• Practice

Be careful with your presentation

Be enthusiastic

Be concise

Practice

Practice

Practice

Practice

Practice

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Remember • In any face to face conversation

30-40% of a message is

communicated via verbiage

60-70% of a message is

communicated via body language

• This starts from the initial interaction

Eye contact

Firm handshake

Smile

Body position at table/in chair

Alertness

Etc.


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Interviewing…

Points To Remember • Allow the interviewer to lead the interview

• However, some amount of initiative is fine

Make use of a summary comment:

- “I’d like to describe myself in 1-3 points”

My educ./work (research) has demonstrated my technical

abilities, however, in addition…

- Make a brief statement regarding your major strengths…

ability to:

- organize

- motivate myself & others

- work with others

- be a team player

- lead

- etc.

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QUESTIONS????

Published: www.jobchoicesonline.com

and select the link for the Science magazine (2012 edition)


ACS WEBINARS™ March 1, 2012

Secrets from the Other Side – What Recruiters Know that You Don’t



Dennis Guthrie

The Dow Chemical

Company

Patricia Simpson

The University of

Illinois at Urbana-

Champaign




http://acswebinars.org/wood

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Tuesday March 6, 2012

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